Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 敬稱.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkjɘ(ː)ŋt͡ɕʰiŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyeongching
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeongching
McCune–Reischauer?kyŏngch'ing
Yale Romanization?kyēngching

Noun

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경칭 (gyeongching) (hanja 敬稱)

  1. title of honor